夜夜夜夜：eve的用法和辨析
ROSS: Yeah, what're you guys doin' here, aren't you supposed to be Christmas shopping?
MONICA: You guys haven't gotten your presents yet? Tomorrow's Christmas Eve, what're ya gonna do?
——Friends
ROSS:好啊，你们在这干嘛，不是要去为了圣诞节买礼物吗？
MONICA：你们还没买好礼物吗？明天就是圣诞夜了，你们准备去干什么？
——《老友记》
一、下面我们来看看eve有几种含义
n.
1.前夕，前夜，前一天 the day or evening before an event
New year's Eve put people in a special mood.
大年夜令人感到有一种特别的气氛。
2.【书】傍晚 evening
On the eve of January 28 last year, two of their leaders were arrested leaving my home.
去年1月28日傍晚，他们的两位领导人在离开我家后遭到逮捕。
3.(Eve) 夏娃（《圣经》故事《创世纪》中上帝造的第一个女人）the first woman, the wife of Adam
Adam and Eve built an altar of stones.
亚当和夏娃筑起了一个石头祭坛。
二、你知道eve和哪些词更搭吗？
christmas eve
n.圣诞节前夕(12月24日)
new year's eve
新年前夕
三、接下来，做个填词游戏吧
Don't peek at your presents before Christmas ___.
不到圣诞节前夜不许偷看你们的礼物。
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